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18th November 2016, 12:04 PM #1
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Hello all
Hi all,
Been meaning to sign up for years, finally pulled my finger out
Anyway I'm located in southern Western Australia. Been doing mobile milling and other forresty industry things for quite a few years. So I imagine I'll be posting abit on the milling forum.
*edit* forgot to mention I am kind of passionate about Sheoak
Looking forward to tips, tricks and debates
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18th November 2016, 01:44 PM #2
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18th November 2016, 04:26 PM #3
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G'Day & Welcome to a top forum "iron and Bark"....
There are quite a few members in Perth & south of Perth , across West as well as across the whole country & the globe.....
You'll find a heap of helpful & knowledgeable blokes & ladies on the forum and for most very willing to assist.
Make sure you show off your handiwork as everyone loves a photo, especially WIP [Work In Progress] photos with build notes.
Enjoy the forum.
Enjoy your woodwork..
Cheers crowie
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20th November 2016, 11:09 AM #4
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Thanks for the welcome.
Will certainly be a few work in progress pic, since getting from work in progress to completed is a slight issue
Cheers
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20th November 2016, 12:37 PM #5
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Welcome to the forum , nice to see that I`m not the only one who is passionate about our WA Sheoak
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21st November 2016, 09:13 AM #6
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21st November 2016, 07:45 PM #7
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I'm positively obsessed dusteater
Just milled a semi Birdseye piece today. Not having much luck trying to upload a picture though. Admittedly not the best quality though, to old.
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21st November 2016, 08:16 PM #8
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scroll down a little and use the manage accounts button to add your photos...you'll get a popup window....
Originally Posted by Iron.and.Bark
I'm positively obsessed dusteater
Just milled a semi Birdseye piece today. Not having much luck trying to upload a picture though. Admittedly not the best quality though, to old.
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21st November 2016, 09:55 PM #9
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Originally Posted by crowie
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Seems it was an issue with my mobile phone, better stick with my pc.
The above pic being the poor quality birdseye.
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21st November 2016, 10:54 PM #10
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Know the feeling about being too old Originally Posted by Iron.and.Bark
I'm positively obsessed dusteater
Just milled a semi Birdseye piece today. Not having much luck trying to upload a picture though. Admittedly not the best quality though, to old.
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Cut a piece of Banksia today, haven`t opened it up yet.
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22nd November 2016, 02:16 PM #11
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I've found banksia (grandis) to be a real pot luck wood. Very pretty grain (almost like a lace), but dreadfully prone to warpage while drying. Also extremely "hungry" for finish, seems to absorb coat after coat.
You mill your own timber dusteater?
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22nd November 2016, 09:50 PM #12
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22nd November 2016, 11:18 PM #13
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When my back allows it , I`ll crank up the chainsaw to see what I can find. Originally Posted by Iron.and.Bark
You`re not wrong about the Banksia, but such a pretty wood, I`ve milled a couple of large Banksias and the only warping I had was with thin slabs under 50 mm , but a hell of a lot of cracking.
I`ll only mill timber that has been dead for a few years at least.
The pics are of a Banksia that`s not the Grandis but is a much larger tree, it has been dead for a while but still has some moisture content ,with a small piece about 450 mm x 250 mm x 80 mm I`m trying an experiment wrapping it tightly in glad wrap and see how it dries
The birds eye looks great ,and I know how rare it is to come across , I have my eye ( no pun intended) on an old large stump that I know has birds eye in it , on the list to do .
How often do you come across the pure Lace?
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